Boxing: Enzo doesn't scare challenger

ANDREI Kiarsten took his first look at WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli when they came face to face at a press conference in Cardiff and insisted he was not worried by the Swansea man's physical advantages.

ANDREI Kiarsten took his first look at WBU cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli when they came face to face at a press conference in Cardiff and insisted he was not worried by the Swansea man's physical advantages.

The 30-year-old Estonian will concede five inches in height and is likely to be substantially lighter when he takes on Maccarinelli at the Newport Centre tomorrow night.

"It doesn't frighten me," said Kiarsten, through an interpreter. "As to whether his size might make me change my tactics, you'll have to wait until the fight to find out. That will be my secret."

The visitor from Narva was involved in a thriller in London last year, when he dropped WBU light-heavy ruler Tony Oakey twice and was down a couple of times himself before losing a points decision.

While the challenger admits to knowing nothing about Maccarinelli, the 23-year-old Welshman has the advantage of having watched a few rounds of the Oakey fight from ringside, after boxing earlier in the evening.

"He's very strong, very durable and he comes to win," he said. "But I punch harder than Oakey and, if he could floor him twice, I should be able to keep him there."

Former amateur champions Jamie Arthur, Tony Doherty and Scott Gammer feature on a seven-fight bill, which starts at 6.30pm. The main event is set for around 9pm.